Jurgen Klopp faces another fixture nightmare after his Liverpool team drew with West Ham on Saturday, forcing a replay in their FA Cup fourth round tie.

Having just finished a hectic January schedule of nine matches in all competitions, Liverpool now face another eight in February if they win their fourth-round replay at Upton Park.

It means Klopp's side will be playing every midweek between now and their clash with Manchester City on Wednesday, March 2.

Jurgen Klopp faces another fixture nightmare after his Liverpool team drew with West Ham on Saturday

West Ham keeper Darren Randolph saves at the feet of Joe Allen on a night of few chances at Anfield

Liverpool will be back in action on Tuesday when they take on Premier League leaders Leicester, and that will be the first of nine matches in the space of 29 days, culminating in that match against Manchester City.

European football will return in February, and one reprieve for Liverpool is that they have just a short trip to Germany for their Europa League tie against Augsburg rather than a long journey to Eastern Europe.

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If Liverpool win their replay at Upton Park, their fifth-round tie will be sandwiched between the two legs of that Europa League last 32 tie.

It's another hectic month ahead for Liverpool, but all is well that ends well and Klopp's side could finish February with some silverware if they beat Manchester City in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley on February 28.

The result may have been worse for the Reds had Martin Atkinson seen a handball from Steven Caulker

Both goalkeepers preserved their clean sheets and will do battle again the replay for a place in the fifth round

LIVERPOOL'S FEBRUARY PILE-UP

Tues 2 - Leicester (A) League

Sat 6 - Sunderland (H) League

TBC - West Ham (A) FA Cup

Sun 14 - Aston Villa (A) League

Thur 18 - Augsburg (A) Europa League

(Sat 20/Sun 21 - FA Cup fifth round weekend)

Thur 25 - Augsburg (H) Europa League

Sun 28 - Manchester City (N) League Cup

Despite a frustrating evening in front of goal, Klopp was satisfied with the performance of his players, which saw a number of youngsters used once more after the replay victory over Exeter in the previous round.

'We had the bigger chances,' he said. 'We played really good and it’s a draw. Now we have to play again.

'We changed 10 times, so it wasn't a fifth game (in 13 days) for these players. West Ham have big quality in their team with a good run in the league.

'We defended well and it was clear we weren’t the team with 70 per cent possession. You need a bit of luck in these situations with the triple chance, but we would’ve deserved to win a little built more.'

Klopp salutes the returning Dejan Lovren after he came through unscathed against the Hammers on Saturday